The Family Asthma Study is seeking undergraduate research assistants (RAs) with an interest in community-based research, health disparities, and behavioral interventions among low-SES Latinx families. The Family Asthma Study is testing a family-based program that helps kids and their parents manage and learn about their asthma. Undergraduate RAs will gain valuable knowledge and experience about the delivering and evaluating a family-based behavioral health intervention. Opportunities for independent research and course credit are available.
Opportunities starting in Summer and Fall 2024: We are seeking undergraduate research assistants to conduct family assessments, code observations and interviews, conduct literature reviews, and conduct data management and analyses. On-site, community-based, and virtual/hybrid opportunities are available. Please submit your application prior to the start of the Fall 2024 semester for full consideration.
If interested, submit your application at the link below or contact Dr. Erin Rodriguez (erodriguez@austin.utexas.edu) with any questions.
- Interest in gaining experience in psychology, child development, or health research
- Interest in working with Latinx families
- Interest in gaining experience in collecting and coding data
- Highly motivated, detail-oriented, conscientious, and reliable
- Able to communicate and effectively with other lab members
- Proficiency in Spanish is preferred, but not required
Students must be able to commit to at least 10 hours/week and at least 2 long semesters, and register for 1 semester of EDP 379L (independent research in Educational Psychology) or a related research course at UT.
Duties may include one or more of the following activities:
- Conducting interviews and assessments with families that are enrolled in the study
- Attending community-based recruitment events to recruit new families
- Supporting the training of community-based intervention facilitators
- Coding intervention sessions and family interviews
- Conducting literature reviews
- Preparing materials and other administrative activities necessary for assessments and intervention sessions
Opportunities for co-authorship on presentations and manuscripts are available to highly motivated and involved students.
